🚀 go-pugleaf

    Please don't spam the groups.

    And I am curious, how does your product differ from ClickOnce, which I 
get out of the box with .NET 2.0 (when it comes to distribution over the 
web)?  Right now, I don't see it.

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          - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
          - mvp@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

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